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Shelter from the storm

August 2, 2013 Don Knowler

CITY parks offer not only a green oasis for birds escaping the concrete and glass of man’s world, but for people finding the stresses and strains of the urban jungle too much to bear. On summer afternoons, watching the welcome swallows swooping over the greensward of the Parliament Lawns I have always been surprised at the large number of people, like the birds, seeking refuge there. The notion that “parks are good for city dwellers” was first advanced by town planners in … [Read more...] about Shelter from the storm

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